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Table 3 Crude and adjusted association of peer counselor visits during prenatal period and membership in breastfeeding support groups with early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 h of birth

From: Effectiveness of peer counseling and membership in breastfeeding support groups in promoting optimal breastfeeding behaviors in the Philippines

Variable/Category

cOR and 95%

p-value

aOR and 95% CIa

p-value

Visit by a peer counselor during prenatal period

 No

1 (baseline)

 

1 (baseline)

 

 Yes

1.48 (1.16, 1.88)

< 0.01

1.32 (0.96, 1.80)

0.08

Membership in breastfeeding support groups

 No

1 (baseline)

 

1 (baseline)

 

 Yes

1.56 (1.17, 2.08)

< 0.01

1.49 (1.12, 1.98)

< 0.01

Age group

 15–19

1 (baseline)

 

1 (baseline)

 

 20–24

0.82 (0.58, 1.16)

0.26

0.85 (0.55, 1.30)

0.44

 25–29

0.98 (0.68, 1.40)

0.91

1.08 (0.66, 1.77)

0.74

 30–34

0.67 (0.46, 0.95)

0.03

0.71 (0.41, 1.24)

0.23

 35–39

1.49 (0.96, 2.32)

0.08

1.23 (0.68, 2.24)

0.48

 40–50

0.99 (0.58, 1.69)

0.97

0.81 (0.39, 1.68)

0.22

Monthly income

 0–3800

1 (baseline)

 

1 (baseline)

 

 3801 – 5999

1.21 (0.76, 1.92)

0.42

1.41 (0.89, 2.23)

0.14

 6000 – 8999

0.68 (0.47, 0.97)

0.04

0.83 (0.60, 1.15)

0.26

 9000 – 15,999

0.85 (0.59, 1.21)

0.36

1.16 (0.78, 1.72)

0.46

 16,000+

0.58 (0.40, 0.84)

< 0.01

0.83 (0.61, 1.13)

0.22

Combined variable for place of delivery and birth attendant

 Home birth; skilled birth attendant

1 (baseline)

 

1 (baseline)

 

 Home birth; unskilled birth attendant

1.05 (0.64, 1.71)

0.85

0.73 (0.40, 1.34)

0.31

 Government healthcare facility birth; skilled birth attendant

0.71 (0.45, 1.12)

0.14

0.84 (0.51, 1.38)

0.49

 Private healthcare facility birth; skilled birth attendant

0.41 (0.23, 0.72)

< 0.01

0.61 (0.30, 1.24)

0.17

 Number of living older siblings of the index child

1.07b (1.01, 1.15)

0.03

1.04 (0.95, 1.13)

0.40

 Maternal knowledge score

1.33b (1.19, 1.48)

< 0.01

1.30 (1.13, 1.49)

< 0.01

Mode of delivery

 Normal

1 (baseline)

 

1 (baseline)

 

 Caesarean/other

0.19 (0.12, 0.28)

< 0.01

0.20 (0.13, 0.32)

< 0.01

Place of residence

 Urban

1 (baseline)

 

1 (baseline)

 

 Rural

1.89 (1.06, 3.35)

0.03

1.54 (0.90, 2.62)

0.11

Employment status of mother

 Employment

1 (baseline)

 

1 (baseline)

 

 Unemployment

1.01 (0.70, 1.44)

0.97

0.97 (0.68,1.38)

0.86

Sex of child

 Boy

1 (baseline)

 

1 (baseline)

 

 Girl

0.96 (0.75, 1.22)

0.71

1.07 (0.82, 1.39)

0.63

  1. aAdjusted for other variables in the table
  2. bCommon odds ratio showing increase in odds per unit increase in level of the variable